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25,540 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Landslides in Nepal, protests in Tripoli (Libya) and arrests in Russia drew the news. Nepal's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBermuda 76 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 34
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kathmandu accounted for 24 of Nepal's 31 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Libya

67 of its 112 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tripoli accounted for 37 of Libya's 67 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 23 of Tripoli's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 59 of Belarus' 81 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 53 of Minsk's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

108 of its 260 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

53 of its 70 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Storm surge was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Israel

317 of its 735 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Wildfires were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Taiwan

53 of its 153 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Kuwait

32 of its 73 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Greece (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Belarus (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 Sep. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 25,540 stories about harm among 94,449 counted on 14 Sep.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. On 15 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 27 today. Nepal stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. 27 in every 100 of the day's 94,449 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bermuda76 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan70 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen68 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Libya60 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1059 Delhi India137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Los Angeles US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Moscow Russia69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Jerusalem Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPrince Edward Island, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 40 outletsDayton, US -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 182 outletsArizona, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 110 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 10 stories, carried by 43 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsSochi, Russia -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 41 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 15 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Prince Edward Island Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Dayton US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 13,701 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 4,280 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,655 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence6% 1,590 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 897 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 516 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 292 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed6,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,953 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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